On Monday, I watched a cloud of red-breasted robins descend on my little woods, filling the trees, the air, and covering the ground. They flicked at the leaves on the ground en masse, the dozens of tiny bodies sounding like a 300 pound bear walking through the woods. I had time to watch them, and …
Seasons
Who were the witches?
I learned this song travelling through Yellowstone on a school bus filled with Girl Scouts. I've been singing it now to groups for decades. When my nieces were little they requested it as a bedtime song. Which is to say, you'd think my singing would have improved in all that time. But …
Integration
During my sojourn along the gulf coast last week I became aware of a painful fact: I was repeating a pattern of self sabotage. This particular pattern looks like this: ignoring my need for quiet contemplation, the inner wild, and communion with the mysteries in favor of staying current with …
how slow can ya go?
I just got back from my morning run, where the medicine of this week for me was validated perfectly. The medicine I'm talking about is slowness. And after being nearly run over by parents rushing to get their kids to school, people late for work, people hauling ass for no other reason …
re-directing the flow
I'm busiest during the weeks of the holy days.Last week (Autumn Equinox) I taught a bunch of classes, facilitated two live rituals, and welcomed in a brand new roster of Archetype Academy students.This is the norm, but what's different is the shift in the season.At Autumn Equinox on Monday, we …